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Originally Posted by Gilles Kay
The '92 300E was IMO the last of the great MBZ 300E cars. New type steering wheel, all the nice wood inside the car, upgraded trans which starts out in first gear, simple yet efficient M103 engine with all the upgrades from previous years. 93 was the real start of the wiring harness problems. After this, MBZ tried to cheapen their product to compete with Lexus, which looks great on the outside but has styrofoam and cheap plastic behind all the panels. Starting in 96, MBZ set out to build a cheaper car with less build time and started down the wrong road. Only in the last two years have they finally gotten their act together. Talk with several MBZ mechanics to get further opinions.
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I wouldn't disagree that a 92 300E is one of the best 124s but you're throwing out the baby with the bath water. The 104 motor problems is no reason to throw out the whole chassis. 93 to 95 124s are still very good cars especially with 4.2 119 motors, which actually get better mileage (slightly) than the 103 motors, have an extra hundred horsepower and very reasonable maintenance costs.